Sweeneys

Bank Top Brewery in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.10

ABV: 3.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 11

A dark golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a dry and bitter finish.

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eurosoba (18570) ticked Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 3 years ago

11/04/2013. OLD VIC, 79 Fishergate, PRESTON, Lancashire, England

Tried on 05 Nov 2022 at 12:15

6.4

berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Spring Festival at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. Amber with a tight white head; aroma of nettles; sweet honey taste with a herbal bitterness; and a dry lingering honey finish.

Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2015 at 04:36

4.9

Olut (21769) reviewed Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Burnley Beer Festival. Golden with a small head and a relatively smooth bitterness.

Tried on 07 Sep 2013 at 09:41

Grumbo (24387) ticked Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 12 years ago

28/8/2013. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Summer Beer Festival.

Tried from Cask at Dove Street Inn on 27 Aug 2013 at 23:00

5.9

Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 14 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity at K&ES Railway BF 2011. Gold clear lasting white head. Good condition. Farty nettley hop aroma. Farty in mouth. But decent hops decent condition and a drinkable bitter. Dry beer.

Tried from Cask on 17 Jun 2011 at 11:47

6.4

Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 15 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask. A dark golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a dry and bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2011 at 04:25

5.5

fonefan (84534) reviewed Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 15 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 10, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium orange amber color with a small, virtually none appearance, fair lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, nutty - mold - earthy, light caramel. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is flat. [20100120]

Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2010 at 14:51

5.2

CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 15 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask. Clear golden with a small white head. Neutral, lightly fruity nose. Light body, funny biscuity accents with a whiff of citrus. Dry finish. Kinda fun beer. 200110

Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2010 at 13:39

6.3

cagarvie (40076) reviewed Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 15 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

cask at bow ... amber ... creamy off white head .... dull hop .... soft dry must dull ... blah

Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2010 at 04:20

6.6

wyzzywyz22 (5889) reviewed Sweeneys from Bank Top Brewery 16 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask, Market Porter. ’I’m the wyz son, and I haven’t had any dinner......’ Erm, yeah, pallid amber colour with a small white head. Aroma not bad with decent enough traces of hop and summer fruit. Quite a bit in the flavour for a beer this strength, with a reasonable malt/hop balance. Solid effort.

Tried from Cask on 15 Jan 2010 at 05:33